Zen practitioners work to keep focus on now

Thom Pastor, abbot and guiding teacher at the Zen Center of Las Vegas, is often asked to explain Zen. Simply telling folks it’s about “being in the moment” doesn’t usually suffice. So, he relies on the following scenario to crystallize things.

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS

COVER STORY: For its annual Green Awards, a Las Vegas Business Press committee chose eight companies and products that are changing or will change the way Las Vegans think about the environment.

Olympians extend careers in Cirque shows

Ben Wilden is rehearsing the trampoline act that he performs in “Mystere,” the Cirque du Soleil show at Treasure Island.

Fledgling investors fighting foreclosure in Las Vegas

If Randy Ghezzi had it to do all over again, he would have paid the capital gains tax on the sale of some inheritance property, instead of investing the money in a Las Vegas office building through a 1031 exchange.

Outlet mall’s expansion a boon to local developers

A 2004 decision to sell surplus land next to a downtown Las Vegas outlet mall now looks like a $11.5 million misstep by national retail real estate giant Simon Properties Group – and a big windfall for local real estate developers.

Harper, Nats battle back

WASHINGTON – On the verge of a major stumble, Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals proved resilient.

WEEK IN REVIEW: Top news

In a collapse that is sure to fuel political attacks in the run-up to November elections, the Amonix solar manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas closed its 214,000-square-foot facility about a year after it opened with the help of more than $20 million in federal tax credits and grants.

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